All the devils are here : the hidden history of the financial crisis

1148 Pages·2010·2.75 MB·English

by  McLean

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Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Chapter 1 - The Three Amigos
Chapter 2 - “Ground Zero, Baby”
Chapter 3 - The Big, Fat Gap
Chapter 4 - Risky Business
Chapter 5 - A Nice Little BISTRO
Chapter 6 - The Wizard of Fed
Chapter 7 - The Committee to Save the
World
Chapter 8 - Why Everyone Loved Moody’s
Chapter 9 - “I Like Big Bucks and I Cannot
Lie”
Chapter 10 - The Carnival Barker
Chapter 11 - Goldman Envy
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Chapter 12 - The Fannie Follies
Chapter 13 - The Wrap
Chapter 14 - Mr. Ambassador
Chapter 15 - “When I Look a Homeowner in
the Eye...”
Chapter 16 - Hank Paulson Takes the Plunge
Chapter 17 - “I’m Short Your House”
Chapter 18 - The Smart Guys
Chapter 19 - The Gathering Storm
Chapter 20 - The Dumb Guys
Chapter 21 - Collateral Damage
Chapter 22 - The Volcano Erupts
Epilogue: Rage at the Machine
Acknowledgements
INDEX

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
McLean, Bethany.
All the devils are here : the hidden history of the fin-
ancial crisis / Bethany McLean and Joe Nocera. p. cm.
Includes index.
eISBN : 978-1-101-44479-5
1. Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 2. Financial
crises—United States—History—21st century. 3.
Mortgage-backed securities—United States. 4.
Subprime mortgage loans—United States. I. Nocera,
Joseph. II. Title.
HB37172008 .M35 2010
330.973’093—dc22
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